Adopted

Chapter Eight

  Chapter 8: Scars
~Keith's POV~
"Keith,we have to get him to the hospital!" Lance spoke,frantically trying to wake our son. All I could do was growl and turn to face him.
"Oh,and how are we going to do that? We can't get him there on a motorcycle,and we can't take the lions into town." I sighed as I rubbed my temples. I then jogged to the kitchen and grabbed duck tape,as well as a full roll of paper towels. I ran back into the room and fell to my knees,pulling up Ash's pant legs just to reveal a series of cuts. They were mostly fresh,but I could see some scars hidden behind the red substance.
Lance lifted his leg slightly and I started to wrap the cuts with paper towels. It was the best we had.
"Can't we call the hospital?" Lance's voice wavered as he spoke,and I heard him bite back a sob. I just shook my head "we live too far out from town. This is the best we've got." I looked at Lance and we met eyes.
"I'm sorry" he whispered as he looked down at Ash,and I started wrapping his next leg. "For fighting."
"Don't apologize,Lance. I was the one who started it." I made sure the towels were secure before I pulled his pant legs back down. I took a deep breath and mumbled, "that should stop the bleeding..."
Lance froze before he grabbed the bottom of Ash's shirt. I raised an eyebrow and carefully placed my hand over his "woah,what are you doing?"
"What if he cut himself in places other than his legs?!" He cried,but wouldn't meet my eyes. He pulled up the boy's shirt,and all I could do I was slowly sit back.
Old scars covered his arms,going from his wrists to his elbows. And for a binder,he was using duct tape. He told us he already had a binder,but I didn't think he was doing this...
I stood up,picking Ash up as I walked to his room. I layed him on the bed then grabbed the phone. I walked to the bathroom,ignoring Lance as he kept asking "are you alright?"
I closed the bathroom door and locked it. I dialed the phone and held it to my ear. Pidge picked up almost immediately. "Keith? What's wrong?" I had a number specifically for problems.
"Katie," I started to cough for a moment,and I looked in the mirror. I then couldn't stop myself as I cried.  

(I never thought I would find myself writing a scene where Keith cried...of course,he doesn't want to show Lance his weak spot. And in case you were wondering,no,Keith and Lance aren't married,just dating. But only for now. But that will have to wait for a future chapter! I hope you enjoyed the chapter!)